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When King Wu fell ill, his brother the [[Duke of Zhou]] prayed to the ancestors that his life be taken in place of the king's, so that the dynasty might continue in strength. The king recovered for a time, but when he eventually died, the Duke of Zhou became regent for Wu's young son, who ruled as [[King Cheng of Zhou]].<ref>Patricia Ebrey, ''Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook'', Second Edition, The Free Press (1993), 6-7.</ref>
When King Wu fell ill, his brother the [[Duke of Zhou]] prayed to the ancestors that his life be taken in place of the king's, so that the dynasty might continue in strength. The king recovered for a time, but when he eventually died, the Duke of Zhou became regent for Wu's young son, who ruled as [[King Cheng of Zhou]].<ref>Patricia Ebrey, ''Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook'', Second Edition, The Free Press (1993), 6-7.</ref>
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|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>None
|width="35%"|'''King of [[Zhou Dynasty]]'''<br> c. 1045-1043 BCE
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[King Cheng of Zhou]]'''
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